Hoyer endorses Brown for governor

Congressman calls lt. gov. ‘ready and able’

By JEFF NEWMANStaff writer

Staff photo by GRETCHEN PHILLIPS

Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown, front, receives endorsements for his gubernatorial run from several local officials Monday morning at the Hilton Garden Inn in Waldorf. U.S. Rep. Steny H. Hoyer said that Brown is “extraordinarily ready and able” to serve as governor.

U.S. Rep. Steny H. Hoyer and state Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller joined an array of locally elected officials Monday to officially endorse Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown for governor at a campaign luncheon in Waldorf.

A former U.S. Army helicopter pilot and state delegate representing central Prince George’s County, Brown is “extraordinarily ready and able” to serve as governor, Hoyer said, adding that the collection of Charles County officials assembled at the Hilton Garden Inn in Waldorf showed the widespread support Brown has in the region.

“They know he knows it takes a village,” Hoyer said.

Brown said that O’Malley’s administration has delivered on previous campaign promises to improve education, reduce crime and recover jobs lost during the economic recession, and he pledged to “build on those successes” if elected governor.

“This is a great state, and I’m running because I think it can be better,” Brown said.